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  Quote Misquote Misleading

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  the latest watchtowel (march 2020) study edition has a question from readers ‘what evidence exists outside the bible that the israelites were slaves in egypt?’ from what i read in the bible unearthed there being nothing to base any claims on.

  the article gives a quote by ‘dr.

  bimson : “the biblical traditions of the bondage in egypt and of the exodus have a firm historical basis.” no links or sources given.

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  I will always assume, that when the WT gets a lot of questions or hear of murmuring (from dubs or ex jw's) about a subject, they jump into action to find someone of "authority" to support their side.
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  Ignorance is bliss.

  by joey jojo in

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  everyone's heard this statement before but i only just read the full quote, or proverb, which is taken from a 1742 poem.

  it seems fitting to share it.

  'thought would destroy their paradise;.

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  days of future passed

  That says it all.
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  Did You Know Any "Genuine"" Old School Anointed?

  by Number 6 in

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  growing up in scotland in the 1970s in scotland the anointed were few and far between, but we had one old dude in our cong who claimed to be one of the anointed.

  in the days when it was taken seriously.. i'd be curious how you viewed them.

  thing is, he wasn't an elder, or even a ministerial servant, just a plain old publisher.. but he was revered like he had a hotline to jesus.. the other week i was talking to a friend of similar age to me but who hung around the wt a lot longer than i did, and he just commented "oh him... he was a doddery old fool who used to just sit and piss himself.

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  The most colorful anointed one we had in our hall when I was young, had apparently "died" at the hospital but awoke in the morgue.

  She always wore nice clothes that belonged in the 50's with black patent leather shoes with pointy toes and 1 1/4" inch tiny heels. Back when they had live music in the halls, she would come up to the piano, sweep her skirt under her backside and sit on the bench. Then with a flourish she would start pounding out the melody. She sometimes lost her way and would start over again much to the frustration of the conductor. She was so animated that she reminded me of those silent movie accompanists. Even into her eighties, she wore the same clothes with cat's eye glasses. The only real conversation I had with her involved a telephone cord that was used to subdue a person that had attacked her. The whole hall tolerated her and wasn't mean to her. She was a cheerful crazy person.

  Another was a sister who was very down to earth and looked like Shirley Winters when she was younger. Her mother was anointed and had lived in a convent for most of her life. She became anointed when she was around 30 or so. It made my mother jealous because she couldn't figure out why her and not me? She was humble, kind and funny. Never made a big deal out of it and had the attitude of "well he said he would pick all sorts of people" She got along with most of the people at the hall and was very sincere.

  One of the newest anointed was someone I grew up around. She had a very disturbing family life growing up. The elder husband she married, eventually did her wrong. She became anointed around 30 or so. She certainly could turn on you in a second and be a witch. She believed she was, but she also used it to be over others. She hated that the elders looked down her as well as the GB making out that those of her age were "mistaken". I believe it helps her feel valued and special. But she doesn't impress me as being "christian"
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  What is the housing / accomodation living conditions of all of the Governing Body Members ? Does anybody know ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i would be very curious to know what standard of living they have .

  and what type of housing each member has and what type of accomadation do they have and even what type of areas they are living in .

  unlike many of the rank & file members who live in housing estates provided for the low income earners and pensioners ?

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  I would think that they live a special wing at Warwick. Better security and all. They of course have their own heath care there too.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses are like science fiction

  by BottleGate_ in

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  without that pesky science part.

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  So many sci fi stories are like a commentary on religion or politics. Orwell's Animal Farm is correct on so many levels about the JW's and others.

  I wish it was a fiction story that I missed. The JW one that is.
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  A Veblen good?

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  please forgive me and do not castigate me for overthinking this.. there is a marketing "law" named veblen good (goods, effect) which says that if you make something very expensive, that will make it more desirable.

  i know that sounds counter intuitive but think of the dyson fan, ferrari car, expensive perfume, and so on.

  put the price really high and people will clamour for it.

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  My jw sister falls for that all the time. It has to be good because it is expensive.

  The JW religion offers a paradise and the feeling that you are special because you know the truth but the rest do not.

  Remember the commercials for BMW? It was all about being a snob and affording the very best. Then the economy tanked and suddenly BMW's became "affordable and the best" Just after that, I noticed that the worse drivers on the road - speeding and cutting you off - were the BMW's. Cause now they could be bought by the young and reckless.

  Hasn't the JW religion done the same thing? Instead of being a snob to tv and electronic media, they now swallow it down and force the regulars to buy it. They do everything that they scoffed at what other religions were doing. Because they have also tanked and need the money and recruits.
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  Living in the last of the last days - A new prophecy

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  although not a new concept by the watchtower, particularly in public talks and at assemblies, they have now put this prophecy in writing.watchtower oct 2019 page 8 -13 study no.40 titled -keep busy during the last of "the last days".

  the first paragraph asks '1.

  what convinces us that we are living in “the last days”?

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  This reminds me of an older ploy of the WT. Remember the statue of the world powers? It showed the stone from the mountain very close to the feet. One elderly sister told my sister "Look how close it is! It is almost touching the toes!" She was sure it was going to come soon.

  Just after the overlapping generation, there was Armageddon coming "just around the corner"

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFCf5Wy9PJs

  After the last of the last days has lost it's usefulness, the new phrase will be "any second now, we will be in the final days"
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  Talking Snake

  by NoAbuse in

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  jehovahs witness yearbook, 1967 p.105: cameroon"on one occasion a large crowd was following a man who had a talking serpent.

  the serpent gave greetings and spoke in foreign tongues....a brother was passing by, attracted by the commotion, he went to the house to see what was happening.

  as soon as he entered the room the serpent stopped talking.

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  Wow the demon snake must have been terrified when he uttered god's name. Yeah that must have been it.
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  'Experiences(tm)'! Made up or totally true??

  by punkofnice in

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  at one assembly(tm), i was asked to relate an 'experience(tm)' which i did.

  however, during rehearsals, the geezer in charge elder or co or some such title, told me that i shouldn't tell it the way it was.

  i did a 're-enactment(tm)' with another 'brother(tm)'.

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  My Favorite Fake Experience found in the Literature was the JW who witnessed to a businessman on a train. The businessman took the truth book and threw it out the window. The book sailed thru the air and hit a man who was going to commit suicide. He read the book instead and became a JW!

  You just can't make it up - oh wait you can!
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  2 Requests: 2019 October German Elders Manual--2017 Watchtower Scan of Elderly Sister!

  by Atlantis in

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  two requests we received for:.

  https://docdro.id/gyjzpiz.

  elderly sister looking in her refrigerator with almost nothing to eat, yet still contributes to contribution box.. .

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  days of future passed

  Really. Encouraging a senior to give away their money when they don't have enough for themselves is elder abuse.